March 16, 2023 01:30 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/16/23642225/white-house-biden-gigi-sohn-fcc-nomination-net-neutrality
The White House might be running out of time to bring back net neutrality
Shortly after coming into office, President Joe Biden moved to restore net neutrality. He signed a sweeping executive order to promote competition, calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to bring back the Obama-era internet rules rolled back by the Trump administration.
But close to two years later, the FCC remains deadlocked with only four of its five commissioner slots filled — and Biden may be running out of time.
Biden’s pick for a new FCC commissioner was Gigi Sohn, a former FCC official and public interest advocate. Sohn would have secured a long-awaited Democratic majority at the agency. After she was nominated in October 2021, however, a well-funded opposition organized a brutal opposition campaign against her....
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/16/23642225/white-house-biden-gigi-sohn-fcc-nomination-net-neutrality
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